Praseetha R. Nair
Research Scholar
Email Id: praseetharnair@gmail.com praseetharnair@cusat.ac.in
Linkedin.com/in/Praseetha - nair
Ms. Praseetha R. Nair is a doctoral fellow in Prof. G.S. Sailaja’s team at the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology since January 2017. She received her Bachelor’s degree in chemistry and Master’s degree in Analytical chemistry with good academic records. Then, she joined Prof. Sailaja’s group in January 2017 as a doctoral fellow and focussed on the extraction of medicinal plants and development of biodegradable polymeric scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration. She has been awarded KSCSTE- Back to Lab fellowship for her Ph. D. programme.
Research interests
Bone regeneration, Biodegradable polymeric scaffolds, Cell-material interaction, Medicinal plants, Natural fiber.
Publications
Ø Praseetha R. Nair, S. Sreeja and G. S. Sailaja. In vitro Biomineralization and Osteogenesis of Cissus quadrangularis Stem Extracts: An Osteogenic Regulator for Bone Tissue engineering. Journal of Biosciences, 2021, Volume 46 (Accepted).
Patent
Ø G.S. Sailaja, Praseetha R. Nair, S. Sreeja Porous biodegradable scaffold for regenerative bone tissue engineering. Indian patent application no. 202141026897 dated June 16, 2021.
Awards
Ø KSCSTE-Back to Lab Fellowship
Ø Best Poster award - World Congress on Biotechnology and Healthcare Summit; 28-29 August 2019, IISC Bangalore, India.
Conference Presentations
Ø Pradeep Kumar P. Joy, Praseetha R. Nair, Sailaja G.S. Organic Filler Modified Natural Rubber Latex Foam- A Green Alternative to Expanded Polystyrene Based Packaging Material – CTPS; 28 February 2020.
Ø Pradeep Kumar P. Joy, Praseetha R. Nair, Sailaja G.S. Natural Rubber Latex Flock Based Packaging Material – A Green Alternative to Expanded Polystyrene - Kerala Science Congress; 25-27 January 2020.
Ø Praseetha R. Nair, Pradeep Kumar P. Joy, Sailaja G.S. Waste Paper Filler Incorporated Natural Rubber Latex Foam as a Biodegradable Packaging Material – An Eco-friendly Alternative to Expanded Polystyrene - New Frontiers in Material and Environmental Sciences (NFMES-2020) 28-29 January 2020 - Oral presentation.
Ø Praseetha R. Nair, Sneha K.R., Sailaja G.S. Cissus Quadrangularis Derived Nanofiber Incorporated Biodegradable Scaffold for Bone Regeneration - International Conference on Biomaterial - Based Therapeutic Engineering and Regenerative Medicine; 28 – 01 December 2019 - Poster presentation.
Ø Praseetha R. Nair, Sreeja S., Sailaja G.S. Bone Regeneration Potential of Natural Fiber Derived from Cissus quadrangularis Plant - World Congress on Biotechnology and Healthcare Summit; 28-29 August 2019 - Poster presentation (Best poster award).